Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pairwise

/ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: pair-wise
IPA: /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring in pairs; two at a time.

adv

In or by pairs.

Example Sentences

"They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pair Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pairwise From pair + -wise.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/
British English: /ˈpɛə.waɪz/

Inflected Forms

pair-wise (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonpairwise pairwisely

Phrases

pairwise disjoint pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram

Frequently Paired Words

triplewise

Questions

How do you pronounce pairwise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/.
What does pairwise mean?: Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
Where does pairwise come from?: Etymology tree English pair Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pairwise From pair + -wise.

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